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TMDB Rating 7.2
IMDB Rating 7.8
RottenTomatoes Rating 89%

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Revenue: $0

Budget: $0

Profit: - $0


Movie Details

Tag Line: Satyajit Ray's First Hindi feature Film

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Oct 2, 1977

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Run Time: 2h 09m

Original Language: Hindi

Website: -

Production Countries: India

Production Companies: Devki Chitra


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Synopsis

It is the year 1856. Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the king of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British colonialists, intent on controlling this rich land, have sent general Outram on a secret mission to clear the way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political manoeuvres, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either—Court nobles Mir and Mirza, ignoring the situation of their country and all their duties towards their families, spend their days playing endless games of chess. The film is based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name.


Main Cast

Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar

Mirza Sajjad Ali

Age : 47 | Popularity : 5%

Saeed Jaffrey

Saeed Jaffrey

Mir Roshan Ali

Age : 86 | Popularity : 5%

Shabana Azmi

Shabana Azmi

Khurshid

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal

Nafisa

Age : 75 | Popularity : 7%

Amjad Khan

Amjad Khan

Wajid Ali Shah

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Veena

Veena

Queen Mother

Age : 80 | Popularity : 7%

David Abraham Cheulkar

David Abraham Cheulkar

Munshi

Age : 72 | Popularity : 9%

Victor Banerjee

Victor Banerjee

Prime Minister

Age : 77 | Popularity : 7%


Crew

Department Role Name
Production Publicist
Uma Da Cunha
Uma Da Cunha
Producer
Suresh Jindal
Suresh Jindal
Production Executive
Anil Choudhury
Anil Choudhury
Production Manager
Bhanu Ghosh
Bhanu Ghosh
Location Manager
J.N. Srivastava
J.N. Srivastava
Production Assistant
Bolai Addy
Bolai Addy
Trailokya Das
Trailokya Das
Administration
N.B. Sukhwani
N.B. Sukhwani
Ana Maria De Souza
Ana Maria De Souza
Writing Screenplay
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Dialogue
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Javed Siddiqui
Javed Siddiqui
Shama Zaidi
Shama Zaidi
Writer
Munshi Premchand
Munshi Premchand
Short Story
Munshi Premchand
Munshi Premchand
Directing Director
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Assistant Director
Javed Siddiqui
Javed Siddiqui
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray
Santi Chatterjee
Santi Chatterjee
Ramesh Sen
Ramesh Sen
Sound Original Music Composer
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mangesh Desai
Mangesh Desai
Songs
Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj
Reba Muhuri
Reba Muhuri
Sound
Narinder Singh
Narinder Singh
Sound Assistant
Arun Chakravarty
Arun Chakravarty
Dulal Das
Dulal Das
Sound Recordist
Samir Majumdar
Samir Majumdar
Editing Editor
Dulal Dutta
Dulal Dutta
Assistant Editor
Kashinath Bose
Kashinath Bose
Art Art Direction
Bansi Chandragupta
Bansi Chandragupta
Assistant Art Director
Ashoke Bose
Ashoke Bose
Background Designer
Kabi Dasgupta
Kabi Dasgupta
Graphic Designer
Zehra Tyabji
Zehra Tyabji
Joseph St. Anne
Joseph St. Anne
Camera Still Photographer
Sandip Ray
Sandip Ray
Nemai Ghosh
Nemai Ghosh
Sumantra Ghoshal
Sumantra Ghoshal
Pablo Bartholomew
Pablo Bartholomew
Director of Photography
Soumendu Roy
Soumendu Roy
Assistant Camera
Purnendu Bose
Purnendu Bose
Anil Ghosh
Anil Ghosh
Dilip Bannerji
Dilip Bannerji
Costume & Make-Up Costume Design
Shama Zaidi
Shama Zaidi
Makeup Artist
Ananta Das
Ananta Das
Assistant Costume Designer
Rabab Jaffri
Rabab Jaffri
Sitara Jaffri
Sitara Jaffri
Saba Zaidi
Saba Zaidi
Assistant Makeup Artist
Pradip Bag
Pradip Bag
Wardrobe Master
Haru Das
Haru Das
Crew Choreographer
Birju Maharaj
Birju Maharaj
Administrative Assistant
Jagdish Shetty
Jagdish Shetty
Visual Effects Animation
Ram Mohan
Ram Mohan
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